man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(social) position; status
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
that's the way it is; such is life
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
corridor; hallway; passageway
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
results; record; grades; marks
person of high rank or position
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
supplementary examination
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
summer vacation; summer holiday
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)